major axis
major axis · major axes
большая ось, главная ось
Hauptachse
The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends…The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.
Meaning
2 sensesThe longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.
Hauptachse
гла́вная осьglávnaja osʹ, больша́я осьbolʹšája osʹ
the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci
The diameter of a circle.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
longest diameter of an ellipse:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
longest diameter of an ellipse:
Forms
plural: major axes| Singular | major axis |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedminor axis
Derivedsemimajor axis